This morning in Empire, Colorado:

Turkey Vulture

Violet-green Swallow

Weidemeyer’s Admiral

Mourning Cloak

The remaining Broad-tailed Hummingbird nestling in the Bear Creek Greenbelt being fed:

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

And moments later, it becomes a fledgling!

Scenes from the Broad-tailed Hummingbird nest in the Bear Creek Greenbelt.  The nest is definitely getting too small:

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

Another view:

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

And then one fledges!

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

The remaining nestling is transfixed:

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Until it drops off to sleep:

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Another flying creature in the greenbelt that’s even smaller than a hummingbird:

Ebony jewelwing

The Broad-tailed Hummingbird nestlings in the Bear Creek Greenbelt are growing too big for their nest:

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

In the Bear Creek Greenbelt, two Broad-tailed Hummingbird nestlings look close to fledging:

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

Seen on a hike in the Littleton area this morning:

Weidemeyer’s Admiral

Mama Broad-tailed Hummingbird feeding one of her nestlings in the Bear Creek Greenbelt:

Broad-tailed Hummingbirds

Three scenes from the Bear Creek Greenbelt late this afternoon:

Mama Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Broad-tailed Hummingbird nestlings

Mama feeding nestlings

In the Bear Creek Greenbelt:

Nesting Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Western tiger swallowtail on thistle

At Bear Creek Lake Park in the morning:

Bees on spider wort

Prairie racerunner

Nesting Broad-tailed Hummingbird